It was fallacious of me to take such liberties in the way I assumed Genesis to merely be symbolic. I've learnedthat the questions surrounding it are much more complex than that, and require much deeper study. While I still accept evolution as a valid scientific theory and valid subject of study, I regret to think I may have steered others fromproperly respecting the very Bible I base my belief system upon. There is symbolism in Genesis, but I no longerhold many of the same opinions I once did about it as noted in the POTM. I believe there was an Adam now, for example, though I believe he was both a literal person and a symbol of mankind. Other such opinions have also, shall I say, 'evolved'. Please understand that I will continue to pursue the proper way to synthesize good faith and goodscience and have and likely will make misjudgements along the way.

however the t.o. essay seems to place Rubystars directly in the camp of "de-tarded because of internetting the tards" although in her[?] case she was the tard who was slaying all those evilutionists.

her comments about athiests in forums and not agreeing that her religious beliefs are irrational make me think that this de-tard thing wasn't permanent. either way, a very interesting set of links. Gracias!

Edited by Erasmus, FCD on Sep. 30 2012,20:19

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